11.   Early this month, the government said that it will encourage mergers among financial companies by easing regulations and offering tax breaks by next March.

12.   Especially impressive were their successful efforts to overhaul the farm subsidy program and ease regulations in the telecommunications business.

13.   For this reason, and to avoid charges of hypocrisy, the government is easing regulations on legalized bookmaking and on horse racing.

14.   GOP members advocated easing government regulations and maximizing energy production.

15.   Gingrich and others in Congress are citing such cases in their push to overhaul the Food and Drug Administration and ease regulations for new drugs and medical devices.

16.   He wants Chile to ease labor regulations, increasing flexibility on working hours and pay and limiting the power of unions.

17.   His support for legislation this year easing day-care regulations, Burns owns a day-care center, also was controversial.

18.   In a few weeks, the FCC is expected to ease the regulations governing television station and newspaper ownership in the same market.

19.   In addition to easing investment regulations, the government needs to be tougher on crime and get people back to work, he said.

20.   In recent years, though, the regulations have been eased, largely because of American pressure.